Calf weaner



Nov. 3,1925.

` F. MITTELSTADT CALF WEANER Filed Feb. 18. 1925 INVENTOR.

Lttelm v ATRNEY.,

Patented Nov. 3, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CALIF WEANER.

Application filed February 18, 1925. Serial No. 10,066.

T 0 all w/om it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED lVIrrrnLsrAirr, a citizen of the United States, residing at lVessington, in the county of Hand and State of South Dakota, have invented een tain new and useful Improvements in Calf lVeaners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to calf weaners, and has for one of its objects to simplify and improve the construction, and increase the etliciency and utility of devices of this character.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described and then specifically pointed out in the claim, and in the drawings illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention- Figure 1 is a side view.

Figure 2 is a plan view, and

Figure 3 is a front elevation, of the improved device.

Figure 1 is a Vertical section on the line 4-11 of Figure 2.

The improved device is constructed principally of sheet metal, and comprises a body portion 10 curved to correspond to the nose of a calf and engaging around the same.

Obliquely directed ciefts are formed in the lower rear corners of the body, and the portions released by the clefts bent outwardly at right angles to the body to form pointed projections or spurs 11, the portions of the body rearwardly of the clefts curved outwardly as shown at 12, to avoid abrading the sides of the nose of the animal.

At its upper forward portion, spaced recesses 13 are formed in the body 10, and the portion 14 between the recesses bent over outwardly to form a relatively large eye 15.

A curved wire loop 16 extends at its ends through spaced apertures in the body 10, and engages through the eye 15, as shown, and operates to prevent the sides from spreading and prematurely releasing the device from the animal.

Extending inwardly from opposite sides of the forward upper portion of the body 10 are projections 17 to engage the cartilage between the nostrils of the calf, the points of the portions 17 being provided with guards 18 of rubber or the like to prevent abrasion of the flesh of the animal..

The body 10 will preferably be of resilient or bendable metal, and the portions 17 can be separated efficiently to enable the tips 17-18 to be passed over the nose cartilage and then compressed suiliciently to be retainedin position by friction only.

Then positioned on the nose of a calf` the calf will be unable to nurse the mother cow, and at any attempt to do so, the points V11 will be liable to puncture the cow and cause her to rebuf'f the calf. To detach the device it is only necessary to slightly depress the sides to release the loop member 16, when the sides can be spread apart.

The improved device is simple in construction and can be cheaply constructed from a single sheet of metal except the loop wire 16.

The preferred embodiment of the invent tion is disclosed in the drawings and set forth in the specification but it will be understood that modifications within the scope of the claimed invention may be made in the construction without departing from the principle of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

A calf weaner comprising a curved nose guard having inwardly directed nostril engaging portions and outwardly directed pointed portions, lan eye at the forward portion of the body, and a loop device detachably engaged at its ends in the nose guard and extending through the eye.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signa-- ture hereto.

FRED MITTELSTADT. 

